Letter requesting the arc welding of a returned Bentley III frame.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 99\2\ scan0222 | |
| Date | 28th October 1938 | |
| toro 427. c. to Roy {Mr H. Royce - Buyer} /Ms. c. to Roy {Mr H. Royce - Buyer} /Les. EXPERIMENTAL DEPARTMENT. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /AFM. {Anthony F. Martindale} 12/JH. 28th. October, 1938. John Thompson Motor Pressings Ltd., Beacon Works, WOLVERHAMPTON. For the attention of Mr. Hunt. Dear Sirs, We are returning a Bentley III frame to you and would be much obliged if you would arc weld the front end of same as shown in our drawing enclosed and return to us without delay. This is an important frame, to us and we have no arc welding equipment in these Works. We do not want to risk distortion due to flame welding. Only the top of the frame should be welded. We shall have an order sent you for this work at an early date. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. | ||
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).